Montana § 35-5-203 - Amendment To Creating Instrument -- Filing
Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 35-5-203 — Amendment To Creating Instrument -- Filing, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 35-5-203. Amendment To Creating Instrument -- Filing
Amendment to creating instrument -- filing. The articles, declaration of trust, or trust agreement by which any business trust was created may be amended in the manner specified therein or in such manner as is valid under the law applicable to such business trust, provided that no such amendment shall be legally effective in this state until a copy thereof, certified as provided in 35-5-201 (1)(a), has been filed with the secretary of state of Montana and a copy thereof, certified by the secretary of state, has been filed in the office of the county clerk and recorder in the county where the principal place of business of the trust is located.
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Montana Code Annotated § 35-5-203 cover?
Section 35-5-203 ("Amendment To Creating Instrument -- Filing") is part of the Montana Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Montana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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